Penalties and Sentences Act 1992

This section applies if the offender’s period of imprisonment includes a term of imprisonment for a serious violent offence or a sexual offence.

If the offender had a current parole eligibility date or current parole release date, the court must fix the date the offender is eligible for parole.

If subsection (2) does not apply, the court may fix the date the offender is eligible for parole.

A date fixed under subsection (2) must not be earlier than the current parole eligibility date or current parole release date.